Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1947 – Underwater Peril Cover by Earl Bergey
Earle Bergey, master of the 'brass bra' school of pulp cover art, delivers a signature underwater scene featuring his trademark voluptuous heroine in a skintight red suit with a bubble-helmet, suspended in a deep-sea environment teeming with sharks, serpentine creatures, and alien marine life. A menacing pair of booted legs descend from above amid a torrent of bubbles, suggesting imminent danger. Bergey's glossy oil technique and vivid primary colors give the scene its characteristic breathless, lurid glamour.
More Flash Gordon than Buck Rogers — Bergey cranks the danger-and-décolletage formula to near maximum, with lurking sharks, alien sea serpents, and a helpless heroine caught between a menacing descending figure and the crushing deep. Pure breathless pulp spectacle.
“THRILLING WONDER STORIES 15¢ FEB. TROUBLE ON TITAN A Tony Quade Novelet By HENRY KUTTNER THE PLEASURE AGE A Fantastic Novelet By JOED CAHILL The Manless Worlds An Amazing Novelet By MURRAY LEINSTER A THRILLING PUBLICATION”
